1972 Detroit Tigers season
| 1972 Detroit Tigers | |
|---|---|
| American League East Division champion | |
| League | American League |
| Division | East |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit, Michigan |
| Owners | John Fetzer |
| General managers | Jim Campbell |
| Managers | Billy Martin |
| Television | WJBK (George Kell, Larry Osterman) |
| Radio | WJR (Ernie Harwell, Ray Lane) |
The 1972 Detroit Tigers season was the team's 72nd season and the 61st season at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers won the American League East championship with a record of 86–70 (.551), finishing one-half game ahead of the Boston Red Sox. They played one more game than the Red Sox due to a scheduling quirk caused by the 1972 Major League Baseball strike—a game which turned out to allow them to win the division. They lost the 1972 American League Championship Series to the Oakland A's three games to two.
Mickey Lolich recorded 376 innings pitched (IP), surpassing Bob Feller's 1946 live-ball era record of 371+1⁄3. The following season, Wilbur Wood of the Chicago White Sox set a new record with 376+2⁄3 IP.